| 釋義 |
arranta. 1.downright,utter徹底的,徹頭徹尾的,全部的,十足的。 △Ham.1. 5.123:“There’s never a villain dwelling inall Denmark/ But he’s an arrant knave.”(Hamletwas about to say something like “there is never a vil-lain dwelling in all Denmark who is more devilishthan my uncle”. but he changes his mind and revertsto a jest.)丹麥全國(guó)沒有哪一個(gè)惡漢不是十足的壞蛋。(按:哈姆雷特本來想說“丹麥全國(guó)沒有哪一個(gè)惡漢比我的叔父更為窮兇極惡”,但說了半句,改為一句沒有內(nèi)容的玩笑話。) △Ado.3. 5.35 (32):“arrant knaves”,最壞不過的壞蛋。 △Ado.5.1337 (321):“I leave an arrant knave with your wor-ship.”我把一個(gè)大壞蛋交給您了。 △Lr.2.4.52: “For-tune,that arrant whore,” 命運(yùn),那個(gè)十足的婊子婆。 △ 1H.IV.2.2.109 (99):“An the Prince and Poins benot two arrant cowards,there's no equity stirring. ”假如太子和波音斯不是兩個(gè)徹頭徹尾的膽小鬼,這世界上簡(jiǎn)直就沒有公道了。 2. unmitigated,notorious,wicked純粹的,臭名昭著的,邪惡的。 △2H.IV.2.1.44 (39):“Yonder he comes,andthat arrant malmsey-nose knave,Bardolph. withhim.”他從那邊來了,還有那個(gè)酒糟鼻子的十足的惡棍巴道夫,也跟他在一起。 △2H.IV.5.1.45(41):“That Visor is anarrant knave,on my knowledge.”那個(gè)維澤,據(jù)我所知,是一個(gè)十足的惡棍。 △H.V.4.7.2:“’ Tis as arrant a pieceof knavery,mark you now,as can be offert(= of-fered);”這是壞人所能干出的徹頭徹尾的壞事。 △H.V.4.7148(141):“as arrant a villain”,可惡的壞蛋。 △H.V. 4.8. 10 (9): “’Sblood. an arrant traitor as any's in theuniversal world. or in France,or in England!”該死,這真是一個(gè)無論在法蘭西、在英格蘭、在普天下都難找的可惡的叛賊! 3. arch首要的。 △Ham. 3.1. 133 (128): “We are ar-rant knaves all,believe none of us.”我們都是頭號(hào)的壞蛋,你一個(gè)也不要相信我們。 arrant[??r?nt]adj.臭名昭著的 ◇ arrant motive邪惡動(dòng)機(jī) arrantly adv. |